Kerosene-burner



J. H. KINEALY.

KEROSENE BURNER.

APPLICATION FILED um. 10. 1911.

1 327,048, Patented Jan. 6; 1920.

J OHN H. KINEALY, 0F FERGUSON, MISSOURI.

KEBOSENE-BURNER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 6, 1920.

Application filed January 10, 1917. Serial No. 141,602.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN KINEALY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ferguson, in the county of St. Louis and the State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Kerosene-Burners, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part thereof.

My invention relates to kerosene burners to be used in connection with. kerosene lamps and stoves.

The object of my invention is to provide a kerosene burner for the combustion of ordinary kerosene and by which the use of the ordinary woven, combustible wick will be avoided; and also to provide, for the burner, a pilot light whereby the necessity of lighting the burner every time it is to be used will be avoided.

My invention is fully shown in the accompanying drawings where similar letters are used to designate similar parts. Figure 1 shows a stove equipped with a burner embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the burner; Fig. 3 is a sectional view along the line 3--3 of Fig. 2; Fig. at is a view showing an alternate construction of the wick-portion of the burner. Figs. 5, 6 and 7 show wick strips in detail.

Referring to the figures, A is a stove frame provided with a burner B which has a suitable chimney C. D is a reservoir for kerosene which is supported on the frame E and connected to the burner by means of the pipe F. The reservoir D is provided with a suitable means whereby a constant level of the oil is maintained in the burner B, but the construction of this means is not shown in detail since such means for preserving a constant level of oil in kerosene burners is common and well-known, and since also the construction of this means forms no part of my invention. The specific embodiment of my invention in the burner shown in the'drawings is adapted for use in connection with an oil level that is maintained substantially constant in the burner. The burner is supported by a suitable support on the frame A, and the pipe F is provided with a valve F, between the burner and the reservoir, whereby communication.

between the burner and the reservoir may be cut off when it is desired. G is a tube attached to the side of the burner and having inclosed therein a shaft, to be described later, whereby the flame may be regulated. And H is a wheel whereby the shaft in the tube G may be turned.

The burner 13 is preferably of a ring-shape in cross section and has an inner wall 1, and an outer wall 2. Between the walls 1 and 2 there is a well 3 in which is placed a member t which loosely fits in the well and is adapted to be made to rise and fall therein. The member a is preferably endless and has, in its outer surface, indentations adapted to be engaged by the teeth of the toothed wheel 5 mounted on the shaft 6. The wheel 5 and the shaft 6 are inclosed in the tube Gr whose upper end projects above the level of the oil in the burner. 7 is a flame spreader adapted to cause the air to properly impinge upon the wick-portion of the burner, and which is supported by its lower end resting upon and engaging with lugs 8 formed on the outside of the inner wall 1 of the burner. The wickportion of the burner rests on the well 3 on the member a, and is formed of a refractory, porous material, and, preferably, of a plurality of strips 9 and 10, each formed of a porous, refractory solid. These strips are preferably independent of one another, and the strips 10 are arranged to project above the level of the adjoining strips 9. The lower ends of the strips project below the level of the oil in the well 3. When the member 4 is at the bottom of the well 3 the upper ends of the strips 9 will be lowered in the well so that there will be no flame at the upper ends of these strips, but the strips 10 will project above the walls of the well 3 and there will be a flame at the upper end of each of these strips 10. The strips, preferably, have their upper ends reduced to form a lighting point or points, as shown in Figs. 2, 5 and 7, although they may be made square, as shown in Figs. 4 and 6. The upper end of each of the strips 10 is also preferably reduced to form a lightin point, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, although it may be square as shown dotted at 11 in Fig. i. The lower end of the chimney C rests on the proj ection 12 formed on the outer surface of the outer wall 2 of the well, and the chimney is adapted to allow air to enter through its lower end and come in contact with the upper end of the wick-portion. Air also enters through the open end of the burner and turn raises or lowers the wickportion. When it is desired to cease using the burner, the handle H is turned so as to make the member 4 rest on or close to the bottom of the well 3 and thus lower the stripsr9 of the wick-portion so that the flame from them is extinguished, but the ends of the strips 10 will project above the Walls of the well and a flame will continue to burn at the upper end of each of these strips 10. The flames from the upper ends of the strips 10 serve as pilot lights, and when it is desired to use the burner, it is only necessary to turn the wheel H so as to raise the wick-portion and then the flame will travel along the upper ends of the strips 9 until'the flame is burning over the entire upper end of the wick-portion.

The oil level of the kerosene in the burner B must be at a distance from the upper end of the well that will depend upon the po rosity of the material of which the wickportion is made. If the level of the oil is too far below the upper end of the well, the oil will not be drawn up through the wick-portion with sufficient rapidity to support a large flame in the burner.

The wick-portion is preferably made of a plurality of strips so that burners of difl'erthe burner. The advantage of using a burner made up of a plurality of strips rather than of a single piece lies in the fact that when a single strip is broken, it can be easily replaced without the necessity of supplying a whole new wick-portion. The advantage of having the burner equipped with pilot lights lies in the fact that the burner is always lighted and ready for use.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. A kerosene burner comprising a well, and a wick portion in said well having an independently removable solid strip of porous refractory material adapted to serve as a wick for a pilot light.

2. A kerosene burner comprising a well, a Wick-portion in said well composed of a plurality of independently removable solid strips each formed of a porous refractory material and one of said strips being adapted to project above the top of said well to provide a pilot light when said wick-portion is in its lowest position in said well.

3. A kerosene burner comprising a well formed between two endless walls spaced apart, a wick-portion in said well composed of a plurality of independently removable solid strips each formed or" a porous refractory material and one of said strips being adapted to project above the top of said well to provide a pilot light when said wick-pen tion is in its lowest position in said well.

In witness whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

JOHN H. KINEALY. 

